Job Summary
Are you currently a Band 6 practitioner looking for a new challenge? Or are you a Band 5 clinician who is looking to make the next step in your career?
We are keen to hear from enthusiastic and passionate professionals (including RMN/RN/Social worker/OT) and are able to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 within a well established Crisis Team within Wakefield CAMHS.
The team was developed to promote our focus on supporting the most vulnerable and at risk young people, improving their access to services, and our response to young people in crisis.
The successful candidates will work both autonomously and as a part of an MDT providing timely access to specialist services for children and young people that present in crisis or who present a significant and immediate risk to themselves and /or others.
The post will be based at Fieldhead Hospital, however requires an ability to travel to different areas of the Wakefield district. The team operates 8am-8pm 7 days a week.
At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.
Main duties of the job
You will manage your own caseload, providing high quality care appropriate to the young persons needs which will include risk assessment and management.
You will need to develop good working relationships with key professionals across the district; therefore excellent communication and engagement skills are essential.
A commitment to improving service delivery and developing new ways of supporting children, young people and families experiences is crucial to work within the wider CAMHS team.
This is a fast paced role and requires a can do attitude towards tasks.
The team offer outreach to those that are difficult to engage, providing intensive support where required to meet identified need contributing to the prevention of admission to inpatient provision.
The team also support discharge from inpatient provision.
You will also offer clinical supervision to colleagues.
If you would like to be part of the developing ReACH Team we would love to hear from you
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About Us
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Details
Date posted
18 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9378-W1483
Job locations
Field Head Hospital
Ouchthorpe Lane
Wakefield
WF1 3SP
Job Description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
The post-holder will:
Provide assessment and treatment to children and young people with mental health needs;
Work autonomously and collaboratively within the MDT, providing consultation for other agencies/professionals;
Promote the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people.
To provide routine and urgent assessment and interventions to young people with a wide range of emotional and psychological problems who are referred to specialist CAMHS, in keeping with evidence based practice with supervision from a senior clinician within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.
Please See Attached Job Description.
Please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Special Knowledge and Skills
Essential
Good verbal and communication skills
Ability to manage own caseload
Good negotiation skills, and problem solving skills
Customer service orientation
Effective record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments.
IT skills.
Have good team working skills. Be able to work across disciplines with an ability to predict and manage inter-disciplinary tensions and foster good working practices.
Training.
Desirable
Training and experience relating to specialist CAMHS
Experience of delivering training to others
Experience
Essential
Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with Children, young people and their carers in a mental health or other complex care setting
Multidisciplinary team working
Inter-agency liaison and consultation
Experience of supervising/mentoring junior staff
Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance e.g. NHS plan, Mental Health Legislation, Childrens act, Education Act, Working Together, Childrens NSF, Every Child Matters, etc.
Clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills in mental health.
Experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice
Proven ability to work with other agencies and disciplines and in partnership with other organisations.
Experience of safeguarding children and young people.
Desirable
Experience of community settings
Experience of working in different cultural contexts
Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity.
Qualifications
Essential
Relevant professional qualification, e.g. nursing, or other professional allied to medicine
Dip SW or relevant mental health profession
Membership of professional body
Desirable
Post Registration qualification e.g. degree
Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling)
A teaching and assessing qualification.
Physical Attributes
Essential
Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Personal Attributes
Essential
Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
Commitment to multi-agency approach
Ability to work and make decisions under pressure.
Calm, confident, innovative, creative
and assertive
Clarity of decision making
Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities.
Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services.
Ability to cope calmly in a crisis
To demonstrate good self care and encourage the same in team members
A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)
Person Specification
Special Knowledge and Skills
Essential
Good verbal and communication skills
Ability to manage own caseload
Good negotiation skills, and problem solving skills
Customer service orientation
Effective record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments.
IT skills.
Have good team working skills. Be able to work across disciplines with an ability to predict and manage inter-disciplinary tensions and foster good working practices.
Training.
Desirable
Training and experience relating to specialist CAMHS
Experience of delivering training to others
Essential
Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with Children, young people and their carers in a mental health or other complex care setting
Multidisciplinary team working
Inter-agency liaison and consultation
Experience of supervising/mentoring junior staff
Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance e.g. NHS plan, Mental Health Legislation, Childrens act, Education Act, Working Together, Childrens NSF, Every Child Matters, etc.
Clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills in mental health.
Experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice
Proven ability to work with other agencies and disciplines and in partnership with other organisations.
Experience of safeguarding children and young people.
Desirable
Experience of community settings
Experience of working in different cultural contexts
Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity.
Essential
Relevant professional qualification, e.g. nursing, or other professional allied to medicine
Dip SW or relevant mental health profession
Membership of professional body
Desirable
Post Registration qualification e.g. degree
Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling)
A teaching and assessing qualification.
Physical Attributes
Essential
Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Personal Attributes
Essential
Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
Commitment to multi-agency approach
Ability to work and make decisions under pressure.
Calm, confident, innovative, creative
and assertive
Clarity of decision making
Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities.
Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services.
Ability to cope calmly in a crisis
To demonstrate good self care and encourage the same in team members
A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Field Head Hospital
Ouchthorpe Lane
Wakefield
WF1 3SP
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Employer details
Employer name
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Field Head Hospital
Ouchthorpe Lane
Wakefield
WF1 3SP
Employer's website
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